- Create a “working headline” prior to going out. The working headline is a short phrase that explains the pending article—why is one making these photographs? What is the article about? “Animals on Campus” might be an article about the barn and the animals.
- What do you already know or think you know about the subject?
- What questions do you have about the subject? Try to think of 12…
Example:
- What kind of animals do we have?
- Who takes care of the animals?
- What about during the summer/vacation?
- Do the animals get entered in the fair?
- Do they belong to the school?
- Are they purchased or donated?
- Do they all eat the same kind of food?
- Do they ever have babies?
- Do they get eaten?
- Does the soap come from our goats milk?
- What does the name on the barn mean?
- How big is the fenced in area?
- Is it really electric? Could it hurt the animal? Could it hurt me?
Who might be a good source? Think of several people.